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congress needs to raise the debt ceiling by october 17th. >>> here in maryland. this is the first furlough day for many lockheed-martin company. 500 workers are at the plan in middle river. 3,000 workers around the nation will stay home. for some, because where they work is inside of a federal building and it is closed. others is because the work is tied a federal agency that is shutdown. they are encouraging employees to use paid vacation and sick time. the company says the number of employees can vary from day-to- day depending on what they do. and the length will be a factor. lockheed-martin is one of the biggest suppliers of military equipment in the country. now, is not known how many workers in our area will be affected. once again, furloughs begins today. >>> the supreme court begins today and the docket is crowded with a number of issues. campaign finance, affirmative action, prayer and abortion is on
congress needs to raise the debt ceiling by october 17th. >>> here in maryland. this is the first furlough day for many lockheed-martin company. 500 workers are at the plan in middle river. 3,000 workers around the nation will stay home. for some, because where they work is inside of a federal building and it is closed. others is because the work is tied a federal agency that is shutdown. they are encouraging employees to use paid vacation and sick time. the company says the number of...
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the looming debt ceiling is adding to the crisis. the government is expected to reach that october 17th. there will not be a vote on the bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from the penalresident. >> my goal is to have a serious conversation. >> as we get closer, the blame will fall on speaker boehner and the republican party for this upcomingdy zagser. >>> 350,000 defense department employees have been able to go back to work. >>> a spectacular crash in virginia on saturday. and yesterday, a smashup in texas that ended with serious injuries. the texas smashup happened in the final leg in the grand prix of houston. dario franchitti's car went a airborn, throwing the debris into the car. he suffered a concussion, a broken leg if the pileup. 13 race fans were injured. >> one guy came down, bleeding from his head. >> we were in one of the vendor tents over there. some people came over and said, do you have giveaway shirts to give to the people in the stands that got hurt. >> reporter: franchitti, a three-time winne
the looming debt ceiling is adding to the crisis. the government is expected to reach that october 17th. there will not be a vote on the bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from the penalresident. >> my goal is to have a serious conversation. >> as we get closer, the blame will fall on speaker boehner and the republican party for this upcomingdy zagser. >>> 350,000 defense department employees have been able to go back to work. >>> a...
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the debt ceiling deniers need a dozen debt ceiling reality and you have given them that today. you have said prioritization is default by another name. prioritization is extremely difficult, as you have said. do we pay foreign debts or veterans benefits? do we make sure social security benefits go out or pay medicare, do we pay for education or our troops? american people don't want that. they would want us to pass a clean debt ceiling bill and avoid those awful choices. i would like to talk about the other -- by the way, one of these debt ceiling deniers, a congressman named brown, he said that much of what he learned in medical school relies that came from the pits of hell. if we are letting people like this lead us, god save america. i would like to deal with the second issue which is the timing. in my view, we are like a blindfolded man walking towards a cliff and if we keep walking in that direction, very soon, we will fall off. we may fall off on october 16 or october 17 or are over 25 or november 1 but we will fall off. the most interesting -- the most important point is
the debt ceiling deniers need a dozen debt ceiling reality and you have given them that today. you have said prioritization is default by another name. prioritization is extremely difficult, as you have said. do we pay foreign debts or veterans benefits? do we make sure social security benefits go out or pay medicare, do we pay for education or our troops? american people don't want that. they would want us to pass a clean debt ceiling bill and avoid those awful choices. i would like to talk...
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of the debt ceiling and remove the ability for people to use the debt ceiling to take us hostage by using what mitch mcconnell proposed to get us out of the 2011 debt ceiling crisis and what he did and what's being called the mcconnell rule. he allowed the president to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling and congress can vote to disapprove. if the president wants the debt ceiling to be raised, he has to veto that measure and it could be overridden by two thirds of both houses. is there any sort of talk or discussion of some way of actually taking away this debt ceiling threat for the longer term? >> i think it's a possibility that could be in the cards in the larger budget discussion that you'd end up having between republicans and democrats trying to craft something after a temporarily debt ceiling increase, a temporary extension of the u.s. government. but krystal, i don't think we know how long the debt ceiling will be increased for. house republicans yesterday were talking about a six-week extension. but it could be longer than that. we just don't know any kind of the details ye
of the debt ceiling and remove the ability for people to use the debt ceiling to take us hostage by using what mitch mcconnell proposed to get us out of the 2011 debt ceiling crisis and what he did and what's being called the mcconnell rule. he allowed the president to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling and congress can vote to disapprove. if the president wants the debt ceiling to be raised, he has to veto that measure and it could be overridden by two thirds of both houses. is there any sort...
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ceiling they will not allow the united states to reach the debt ceiling. i don't know where the deal is going to come from because they've just do the to increase the debt ceiling. it might be a temporary deal. it might an permanent deal until we start understanding that it's the 15th of october, and we do not have a deal, the 17th is the day that we could start missing payments. you could see a reaction, but wall street is letting us play this out for a while. thethey're giving republicans a little bit of a cover right now, but that won't last for long. >> it is republicans aren't closely tied to wall street. there is a lot of republican money that comes from wall street and goes into traditional republican coffers. are they saying to republican politicians listen, you got to get us out of this otherwise we're not going to be writing those big checks to you? >> you would think that's the case. but from what i've been hearing and people i've been talking to, they're not. there are a lot of people on wall street. moneyed people who are telling republicans,
ceiling they will not allow the united states to reach the debt ceiling. i don't know where the deal is going to come from because they've just do the to increase the debt ceiling. it might be a temporary deal. it might an permanent deal until we start understanding that it's the 15th of october, and we do not have a deal, the 17th is the day that we could start missing payments. you could see a reaction, but wall street is letting us play this out for a while. thethey're giving republicans a...
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that there's been serious negotiations about raising the debt ceiling. on the president's side doesn't he have a point when he says if the positions were reversed the republicans wouldn't be happy if democrats were saying, we won'tny tkoerbuatwon'tnegotiatee tight gun control regulations. >>> he's obviously eludeing to the key problem in this whole situation which is the desire of many republicans to dramatically altar or delay or to fund the president's signature health care program. so that's what he's eludeing to if he says if the swaegs was sie reversed. they would be unhappy campers. one of the things that was left unclear this afternoon came in the last question of this very, very long economics 101 class what the president oversaw was, if we get to the 17th or 18th or somewhere around there and the deadlines for raising the debt ceiling and we come up with some extension how does that actually change the dynamic? why aren't we back in the same situation with the two sides haveing the same position and one side sayinging the president won't comprom
that there's been serious negotiations about raising the debt ceiling. on the president's side doesn't he have a point when he says if the positions were reversed the republicans wouldn't be happy if democrats were saying, we won'tny tkoerbuatwon'tnegotiatee tight gun control regulations. >>> he's obviously eludeing to the key problem in this whole situation which is the desire of many republicans to dramatically altar or delay or to fund the president's signature health care program....
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let's talk about the debt ceiling debate. we are all focused on this week and the president has been talking about it. what is your view on whether spending cuts should be part of the debt ceiling debate? i think that would be a serious mistake. i'm a republican, i have been so since i voted for ike in 1962 and let me tell you ie mistake. you are not talking about one thing that has to do with cutting spending. you're talking about everything and he paying your debts of the guys in the congress talk about an republican republicans drama. and every one of them has something to do with wanting ... and now you have to pay it. and you better pay and where your country is clearly facing a dire consequences. it shows that you don't give a whit about who's president. >> do you agree with the president and you think that we are risking what? a selloff in the market? 2001. >> what's going to happen if it comes to the worst case scenario here? >> somebody will say, don't forget, we all $16.4 trillion. half of that is owned by private p
let's talk about the debt ceiling debate. we are all focused on this week and the president has been talking about it. what is your view on whether spending cuts should be part of the debt ceiling debate? i think that would be a serious mistake. i'm a republican, i have been so since i voted for ike in 1962 and let me tell you ie mistake. you are not talking about one thing that has to do with cutting spending. you're talking about everything and he paying your debts of the guys in the congress...
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the upcoming debt, certainly, the debt ceiling set the tone, really, for what to expect, we think, for the next four years. the battle over that, already. do you see that as the case? >> well, it's certainly going to be a big challenge, both for the president and for republicans. you're already hearing from republicans that came out of their retreat yesterday, essentially walking back, that they were going to use this debt ceiling pretty much to -- you know, as the democrats like to say, to take the economy hostage, to demand spending cuts. they have backed off of that, looking at some plan to raise the debt ceiling at least for the next three months, to give some time for those talks to happen. and there is a big challenge in coming together, because the president still really feels like absolutely, the debt needs to be focus on, it's a huge issue, big priority, but it needs to be done in a balanced way so that all the spending cuts are not focused on programs for those who are most vulnerable. so we'll see. >> so ana, do you think that the debt ceiling will set the tone between the p
the upcoming debt, certainly, the debt ceiling set the tone, really, for what to expect, we think, for the next four years. the battle over that, already. do you see that as the case? >> well, it's certainly going to be a big challenge, both for the president and for republicans. you're already hearing from republicans that came out of their retreat yesterday, essentially walking back, that they were going to use this debt ceiling pretty much to -- you know, as the democrats like to say,...
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the debt ceiling has been in place since 1939. you have competing ideas, one on the house, john boehner said we'll raise the debt sealing a dollar for every dollar you cut spending. republicans out of pennsylvania, pat toomey you prioritize the bills you pay for long period of time. weeks and months. make sure the military is taken care of. >> sure. bill: would you back house idea or senate idea or neither? >> i think both are part of the negotiation strategy. i think john boehner's plan to bring down spending dollar for dollar makes a lot of sense and i think pat toomey's does. you don't want to cut very things most critical to the u.s. there is lot of garbage spending in government, believe me, bill, when i say that. why would you make the critical spending the first things you're going to cut except just to hold the country hostage. that is what the democrats are threatening. it doesn't make sense. bill: do you think republicans can win on either option? >> if they do it carefully, slowly and comfortably, yes i do think they ca
the debt ceiling has been in place since 1939. you have competing ideas, one on the house, john boehner said we'll raise the debt sealing a dollar for every dollar you cut spending. republicans out of pennsylvania, pat toomey you prioritize the bills you pay for long period of time. weeks and months. make sure the military is taken care of. >> sure. bill: would you back house idea or senate idea or neither? >> i think both are part of the negotiation strategy. i think john boehner's...
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. >> bruce casman, you probably heard about the debt default or the failure to raise the debt ceiling as bringing about the possibility of economic catastrophe. his words. do you see it that way? and would the failure to make good on the federal government's obligations even for a couple of days or hours, produce the economic catastrophe that so many seem to fear? >> i think we have to consider what actually happens. i think if we stop paying our bills and stop paying social security, defense spending, all the things that we do, we would over a period of a few weeks create a fairly significant economic damage that would be far worse than anything we're seeing right now. a day or two itself probably won't be such a big deal. i think we have to recognize that. it is 3 to 4% gdp, to increase our debt. if we mention the debt payment, the interest or principal, i wouldn't want to hurt the impact of that. that is unlikely but it would be a very scary thing to have to experience. >> what about what all of this does to fed policy? does any of this change the calculus, especially if they're wo
. >> bruce casman, you probably heard about the debt default or the failure to raise the debt ceiling as bringing about the possibility of economic catastrophe. his words. do you see it that way? and would the failure to make good on the federal government's obligations even for a couple of days or hours, produce the economic catastrophe that so many seem to fear? >> i think we have to consider what actually happens. i think if we stop paying our bills and stop paying social...
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hitting debt ceiling doesn't do it. >> we have go different issues. one is the debt ceiling. the second is the sequester. doug is right, debt ceiling expiring doesn't automatically cut spending but the sequester does. cuts across the board manner, social security, medicare and medicaid are exempted. deep cuts into the military and discretionary spending will go into effect. those things will happen simultaneously and force people back into the bargaining table to come up with at least a temporary patch. melissa: solving the problem in the long run is the real problem we have. governor, how do we deal with that? this is fundamental disagreement between two groups of people one side believes the government should get larger and have a bigger role and needs more revenue to do that the other side thinks we need to shrink government. those are so diametrically opposed points of view. i don't know how even though we're at this crisis point how do you resolve that fundamentally different point of view? >> well, look that different point of view has been going on since, you know, ham
hitting debt ceiling doesn't do it. >> we have go different issues. one is the debt ceiling. the second is the sequester. doug is right, debt ceiling expiring doesn't automatically cut spending but the sequester does. cuts across the board manner, social security, medicare and medicaid are exempted. deep cuts into the military and discretionary spending will go into effect. those things will happen simultaneously and force people back into the bargaining table to come up with at least a...
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the debt ceiling. right? the debt ceiling -- liz: again? >> next month is starts. liz: what's that do -- >> the republicans are not going to give. they are going to say i gave you tax hikes. i want to see spending cuts. when obama says i'm not giving you spending cuts without more tax hikes, you will see the republicans cross their arms and say, i'm not playing. we're going off that cliff. liz: what is the trade if that is, indeed, the scenario? >> sell long term treasuries. they are a bad deal. i don't know if you saw these reports on the coin? have you seen that? think about it. imagine if the government printed a trillion dollars and stuck it in the treasury and said, oh, there's a trillion less. that's so irrational, or a country like ours crossing arms saying we are not going to pay. that's so irrational. that means one thing, long term interest rates up; right? bond prices down. you will see the ten year note go down and done, and interest rates in the u.s. in the long term continue to jump up. liz: in november, when you were here, the best thing going was re
the debt ceiling. right? the debt ceiling -- liz: again? >> next month is starts. liz: what's that do -- >> the republicans are not going to give. they are going to say i gave you tax hikes. i want to see spending cuts. when obama says i'm not giving you spending cuts without more tax hikes, you will see the republicans cross their arms and say, i'm not playing. we're going off that cliff. liz: what is the trade if that is, indeed, the scenario? >> sell long term treasuries....
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the nation's debt ceiling. to cut to red, my next guest advocates more green when it comes to health care. the called the health reduction. she said there would be a method. explain. >> well, actually, the public option would decrease the deficit by about $104 billion over ten years. >> how too you know that? >> that's the congressional budget office estimate. of what it would do. this is not numbers i made up. because it would inn fact lower the -- provide an option -- this would be completely by choice -- for people who don't want to pick this public option, among the private sector choices within a health exchange, and rates for premiums are estimated to be about 5 to 7% lower, meaning those people in the exchange that needed a subsidy would take fewer tax dollars and it is also estimated that it would serve as an anchor, because there's competition, to bring down the cost of health care, even in the private sector as well. >> when is the government -- when is the government ever done that? with george bush'
the nation's debt ceiling. to cut to red, my next guest advocates more green when it comes to health care. the called the health reduction. she said there would be a method. explain. >> well, actually, the public option would decrease the deficit by about $104 billion over ten years. >> how too you know that? >> that's the congressional budget office estimate. of what it would do. this is not numbers i made up. because it would inn fact lower the -- provide an option -- this...
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we felt we were not going to miss the debt ceiling. we have raised the debt ceiling every year since 1979. so it was just politics. and we knew they wouldn't take us over the cliff it was too critical. we have a big bond auction tomorrow, $100 billion. if that were to fail it would be total havoc. halloween we have a huge debt due, so there was no way this was going to continue. that's why you never really saw the market fall off. we felt all along it was just politics playing it's a out, which was just drama, and it would work out. >> thank you very much indeed. that is alan valdez from dmv securities. dell back to you. >> john thank you very much. >>> and your guest may have been ahead of himself a little bit. they have not done exactly what he said they have done, but we are expecting them to do it. >>> markets in europe and asia also reacting to the situation? washington. phil joins live in london. how are the european and asian markets reacting to possible news in the senate? >> reporter: well, they haven't really been shook too h
we felt we were not going to miss the debt ceiling. we have raised the debt ceiling every year since 1979. so it was just politics. and we knew they wouldn't take us over the cliff it was too critical. we have a big bond auction tomorrow, $100 billion. if that were to fail it would be total havoc. halloween we have a huge debt due, so there was no way this was going to continue. that's why you never really saw the market fall off. we felt all along it was just politics playing it's a out, which...
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as a result a debt ceiling increase has been rolled into them as opposed to going up to the debt ceiling and saying you won't vote for it unless you get a substantive concession when the concession being remanded doesn't have to dupe with the budget as in defunding obama care. >> listen, i was never on the train on the obama care thing. i didn't think that was the right strategy. it was more senator coburn was. however if you go back to 1978, it was house democrats that took the debt limit right to within eight hours of when the was going to go up. this happened a fair number of times. i don't think it is the right way to function. the debt limit is reached because spending and, expenses, revenue and expenses are not in balance. and the, the debt limit is really just a symptom of -- of a process that's severely broken. >> a process that emanates article one branch, united states congress, house of representatives, including the congressman. thank you for your time tonight. i really enjoyed it. joining me congresswoman maxine waters, democrat from california. and congresswoman, what is yo
as a result a debt ceiling increase has been rolled into them as opposed to going up to the debt ceiling and saying you won't vote for it unless you get a substantive concession when the concession being remanded doesn't have to dupe with the budget as in defunding obama care. >> listen, i was never on the train on the obama care thing. i didn't think that was the right strategy. it was more senator coburn was. however if you go back to 1978, it was house democrats that took the debt...
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president obama has said he will not negoatiate on raising the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling, while house republican leader john boehner is insisting a debt increase would have to be accompanied by spending cuts to programs such as medicare. boehner has promised a vote tomorrow on $51 billion in aid to hurricane sandy vicitms. theres alot up in the air at boeing after a series of leaks and electrical glitches last week involving its latest aircraft, dubbed the 787 dreamliner. the faa will begin reviewing how the airliner is designed, manufacturered and assembled, with particular attention to the miles of electrical wiring used instead of heavier hydrallic systems. in a statement, boeing says "we are never satisfied while there is room for improvement. we welcome this opportunity to conduct this joint review." joe schwieterman of depaul university says it is too early for investors to be worried. "investors get nervous when there are these rollouts and there are problems. if this gets worse, boeing's stock could be affected, but i doubt it will be at this point. but who knows what will be
president obama has said he will not negoatiate on raising the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling, while house republican leader john boehner is insisting a debt increase would have to be accompanied by spending cuts to programs such as medicare. boehner has promised a vote tomorrow on $51 billion in aid to hurricane sandy vicitms. theres alot up in the air at boeing after a series of leaks and electrical glitches last week involving its latest aircraft, dubbed the 787 dreamliner. the faa will begin...
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to where we have a debt ceiling crisis to talk about that and to figure out what we can do to find out what are in the country's long-term interest so we are always dealing from crisis to crisis and that is an unfortunate way to govern certainly within the congress and the time i've been here as a staffer and as a member but i think we can do much better and if we did follow regular order and do the budget and the appropriation bills the way they are supposed to be done we wouldn't find ourselves in this situation. i want to make one observation and i know there's been a lot of my colleagues today that have criticized the bills that passed by the house of representatives but it's not all that different from the process we follow when the appropriations process is working and discreet bills are taken up when the floor so when we consider areas discussed today i think it is worth noting that measures passed by the house would fund the mission that the fda cited. the research site said and the f8 function as well as many areas outside of the scope of this hearing. so while all of us want
to where we have a debt ceiling crisis to talk about that and to figure out what we can do to find out what are in the country's long-term interest so we are always dealing from crisis to crisis and that is an unfortunate way to govern certainly within the congress and the time i've been here as a staffer and as a member but i think we can do much better and if we did follow regular order and do the budget and the appropriation bills the way they are supposed to be done we wouldn't find...
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in three weeks, if america doesn't raise the debt ceiling, america could default on the debt. the dow is suffering five straight days of losses. republican senator johnny issakson has spearheaded to sit down with the congress. he is a grown up. he is an adult in the room. senator, you are no fan of obama care. you voted nearly 60 times to defund it and repeal it. a government shutdown won't stop it. how far are republicans willing to go, senator? >> hopefully we will come to our senses and won't shut the government down. you are right. you don't shut down obama care by shutting down the government. you disrupt the fragile economy. >> tell me, what did your fellow senator ted cruz accomplished this week with 21 hours in the debate? >> every member of the senate has the same individual power that every other member has. our reputations as senators are accumulation of how we use the power. it remains to be seen how mr. cruz's 21-hour speech will matter or not. it did take away 21 hours from the debate toward this, which was unfortunate. we have until midnight monday night to make
in three weeks, if america doesn't raise the debt ceiling, america could default on the debt. the dow is suffering five straight days of losses. republican senator johnny issakson has spearheaded to sit down with the congress. he is a grown up. he is an adult in the room. senator, you are no fan of obama care. you voted nearly 60 times to defund it and repeal it. a government shutdown won't stop it. how far are republicans willing to go, senator? >> hopefully we will come to our senses...
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the debt ceiling, we're the only country on ert with a debt ceiling. there are other countries that have controls, including debt-to-gdp. debt as a percentage of the economy requirement but we're the only one that has a debt ceiling. the debt ceiling is really dealing with, you know, hows that have already been passed, apropose riegss that have already been made, ultimately what we need to do is achieve a grand bargain where we get rid of the debt ceiling. we substitute statutory budget controls and i would argue a constitutional debt as a percentage of the economy limit. >> saying you could never go beyond -- >> that's right. >> what percent would that be? >> 120% of gdp, 100%. public debt we're about 75. total debt we're over 100 already. so depends on how you want to count it. let's recognize what it is. on the other hand, spending is a huge problem. we're going to have to reform social insurance programs. we're going to have to do a better job of controlling health care costs. we're going to have to engage in comprehensive tax reform. yes, we're go
the debt ceiling, we're the only country on ert with a debt ceiling. there are other countries that have controls, including debt-to-gdp. debt as a percentage of the economy requirement but we're the only one that has a debt ceiling. the debt ceiling is really dealing with, you know, hows that have already been passed, apropose riegss that have already been made, ultimately what we need to do is achieve a grand bargain where we get rid of the debt ceiling. we substitute statutory budget...
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and there is no concession on the debt ceiling. at the debt ceiling needs to be lifted. they are not getting anything for that. and we haven't seen an offer for that hearing when we see an offer for that, we will make the decision about that. >> i want to make a comment on that. democrats are prepared to make sure that the government pays its bills. economicsolicy, good and building confidence for the mecca people would be extending it for a substantial amount of time so the markets will have the confidence of where we are going to be next week, next month, and next year. although i think the answer to your question is we are not going to vote against making sure that america pays its bills, we think it ought to be a longer-term for the economy and the growth of jobs. jobs, after all, is what we really need to be working on. >> [indiscernible] give the republicans confidence once a give you what you want -- >> rating today. we are giving them what you want. a 19 86. none of us want 986. we said yes to them for their number, which we don't like. so once they take yes for
and there is no concession on the debt ceiling. at the debt ceiling needs to be lifted. they are not getting anything for that. and we haven't seen an offer for that hearing when we see an offer for that, we will make the decision about that. >> i want to make a comment on that. democrats are prepared to make sure that the government pays its bills. economicsolicy, good and building confidence for the mecca people would be extending it for a substantial amount of time so the markets will...
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not raising the debt ceiling could lead to another global recession. there are new details in that stampede in india. at least 111 people were killed on supplied caught in the chaos as thousands of hindu pilgrims were leaving from a religious festival there. >>> 17 sailers had to be saved off the coast of india during the cyclone phailin. the cyclone has killed least 23 people. >>> the international red cross say there has been no contact between gunmen who captured workers from syria. they were seized supplied on their way to damascus. four of those workers have been released. bay area rapid transit as negotiations continue between the rail system and it's workers. the midnight strike line was pushed back 17 hours. i'm del walters in new york with updates all throughout the day. >> in two daring covert actions the united states moved toward al qaeda and a al shabab within hours capturing one high level o operative and another he is escn a firefight. has the white house shifted it's strategy away from kills to captures? >>> the n.f.l. gets hit hard by
not raising the debt ceiling could lead to another global recession. there are new details in that stampede in india. at least 111 people were killed on supplied caught in the chaos as thousands of hindu pilgrims were leaving from a religious festival there. >>> 17 sailers had to be saved off the coast of india during the cyclone phailin. the cyclone has killed least 23 people. >>> the international red cross say there has been no contact between gunmen who captured workers...
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if you don't raise the debt ceiling an economic calamity. they are saying let the chips fall where they may. astounding. >> a really frightening thing. one thing interesting about this discussion, if you ask people do you think we should raise the debt ceiling, the majority of people will say no. if you ask people do you think we should pay our debts and stand by our debts and not default on our debt, an even larger number of people say, no, we shouldn't do that. we certainly should pay our debt. in part it's how you define the question. i think people want the government to act responsibly. on the one hand they think raising the debt ceiling is not responsible. they also know it's irresponsible to default on your debt. there's a lot of confusion out there about what's at stake. what's at stake, if we don't pay our bills we crash the economy, not just here but across the globe. that is a disaster. some republicans may be comfortable with that. i don't think most americans are, most independent voters aren't, boehner, they know that. they are
if you don't raise the debt ceiling an economic calamity. they are saying let the chips fall where they may. astounding. >> a really frightening thing. one thing interesting about this discussion, if you ask people do you think we should raise the debt ceiling, the majority of people will say no. if you ask people do you think we should pay our debts and stand by our debts and not default on our debt, an even larger number of people say, no, we shouldn't do that. we certainly should pay...
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they are debating the government shutdown and the debt ceiling. you can also watch online at c- span.org and let us know what you think on twitter or go to our facebook page at facebook.com/c-span. >> he called because he is so frustrated -- know how the government shutdown is affecting you. .lease send us >> make your short video of the shutdown and upload it see what others are touting about. >> tonight part two of our conversation with josh bolten. >> start off by giving us what you saw with the press, the media, that world. how did you view them knockout >> usually with hostility. it is the natural state of affairs between the white house because that corps is the nature of what the press needs to do. they need to try to catch the white house out on whatever is going on. >> more with bush administration chief of staff josh bolten, tonight at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> on tuesday, the u.s. supreme court heard that campaign finance case. he challenges the limits on the total amount of money one individual can tribute -- can't intrude on each ele
they are debating the government shutdown and the debt ceiling. you can also watch online at c- span.org and let us know what you think on twitter or go to our facebook page at facebook.com/c-span. >> he called because he is so frustrated -- know how the government shutdown is affecting you. .lease send us >> make your short video of the shutdown and upload it see what others are touting about. >> tonight part two of our conversation with josh bolten. >> start off by...
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is also just a week away from a crucial debt line, the debt ceiling -- if the debt ceiling isn't raised the u.s. could default for the first time. serious situation here. how are those negotiations going? the treasury secretary is giving evidence even as we speak, and he has warned that any default with failure to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling will have serious implications for the united states economy. and therefore, by extense for the world economy. some republicans are saying look, if we don't start, we would immediately be in default, we could do some sort of deal in the longer term, but there is no immediate pressing concern. what other financial experts are saying this is a hugely unpredictable area. ronald ragan warned against it when he is president, so he is saying please don't do this because we don't know what the consequences will be. but there's a real concern that the recovery they are begin tock see that could be tanked if they decide not do raise the debt ceiling. there are many that are weary of this, but they also want to see if they can get a longer deal. so
is also just a week away from a crucial debt line, the debt ceiling -- if the debt ceiling isn't raised the u.s. could default for the first time. serious situation here. how are those negotiations going? the treasury secretary is giving evidence even as we speak, and he has warned that any default with failure to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling will have serious implications for the united states economy. and therefore, by extense for the world economy. some republicans are saying look,...
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moving closer to the debt ceiling deadline. how this country got to the point of potentially default on the ground its payments. a very close call for one state trooper as a driver gets way too close for comfort. and some residents in washington state leading the charge in a major food fight, the big battle over genetically modified foods. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >> they share it on the stream. >> social media isn't an after-thought, it drives discussion across america. >> al jazeera america's social media community, on tv and online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations. >> post, upload and interact. >> every night share undiscovered stories. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >>> the deba
moving closer to the debt ceiling deadline. how this country got to the point of potentially default on the ground its payments. a very close call for one state trooper as a driver gets way too close for comfort. and some residents in washington state leading the charge in a major food fight, the big battle over genetically modified foods. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >> they share it on the stream. >> social media isn't an...
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you have the debt ceiling that is coming up shortly as well. we plan on tackling the desolate next week as saying that the country pays our debts. we are going to make sure that the president helped a lot will be delayed. we are going to put some provisions like the keystone pipeline in the bill. this will create over 25 million jobs. the president is looking to special interest. say yes toe actually those american jobs and get our showsy moving again? it we are doing our job and will continue to fight to keep government funded but to address the problems in our economy like the health care law. >> watch more with republican house chair representative steve scalise tomorrow on "newsmakers." >> president obama will beat with family members of the 12 victims were killed during the last week shooting at the navy yard and deliver remarks at the memorial along with defense secretary chuck hagel and navy secretary. you can watch our live coverage beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> the subject of whistleblowers is an important and sensi
you have the debt ceiling that is coming up shortly as well. we plan on tackling the desolate next week as saying that the country pays our debts. we are going to make sure that the president helped a lot will be delayed. we are going to put some provisions like the keystone pipeline in the bill. this will create over 25 million jobs. the president is looking to special interest. say yes toe actually those american jobs and get our showsy moving again? it we are doing our job and will continue...
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doesn't secure a debt arising of its debt ceiling will have to default on its over sixteen and a half trillion dollars of borrowing so you have the rest of the world very wary they're panicking you have the heads of various major financial organizations global financial organizations like the i.m.f. talking about how american legislators need to be responsible but this bickering is ridiculous they need to find a way to get through this so the rest of the world doesn't have to pay for these dire consequences huge economic partners what will happen to them if the u.s. does go head into fall will according to experts whether or not it happens on china is still going to rethink the way it does business with the united states here's jeffrey summers of the university of wisconsin milwaukee and united states of course is an economy which leads global credit and the foreign purchase of its treasury bills so this puts it in a very precarious position moving forward in terms of the ability to fund many of its programs domestically for those countries in the late shift line and very very deeply
doesn't secure a debt arising of its debt ceiling will have to default on its over sixteen and a half trillion dollars of borrowing so you have the rest of the world very wary they're panicking you have the heads of various major financial organizations global financial organizations like the i.m.f. talking about how american legislators need to be responsible but this bickering is ridiculous they need to find a way to get through this so the rest of the world doesn't have to pay for these dire...
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of course that debt ceiling fight, the biggest one of the year. the house plans on passing a bill that would soon allow the treasury department to prioritize debt payments white house minutes before interview the president would veto saying it is up to congress to pass a clean increase in the debt ceiling. we asked the speaker about that white house veto threat. >> you know the president can say this but you know, he is the person who, when
of course that debt ceiling fight, the biggest one of the year. the house plans on passing a bill that would soon allow the treasury department to prioritize debt payments white house minutes before interview the president would veto saying it is up to congress to pass a clean increase in the debt ceiling. we asked the speaker about that white house veto threat. >> you know the president can say this but you know, he is the person who, when
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. >> stop using the debt ceiling. you'll have a continuing resolution that runs out two weeks afterwards. why risk. in fact, if this is the rhetorical debate you want to have -- >> the problem with the republican party we get into this incrementalism where we assume we can win and keep putting off the debate. let's have a debate about whether or not we should balance our budget. >> a continuing resolution will be passed. the debt ceiling will be raised, right. >> i agree. the debt limit should be raised. >> should be raised with spending cuts and policy changes. >> why. >> so we can put our nation on a path to balance. >> why not have the fight on resolution. you're talking about future spending and not threatening the full faith and credit of the u.s. government. >> nobody is threatening the full faith and credit. >> it undermines your argument to have it during the debt ceiling debate. >> we can have this debate right now. we need it for the next month and come together a month from now and figure out where we stand
. >> stop using the debt ceiling. you'll have a continuing resolution that runs out two weeks afterwards. why risk. in fact, if this is the rhetorical debate you want to have -- >> the problem with the republican party we get into this incrementalism where we assume we can win and keep putting off the debate. let's have a debate about whether or not we should balance our budget. >> a continuing resolution will be passed. the debt ceiling will be raised, right. >> i...
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to come up with a strategy over the drama over the debt ceiling. continuing resolution and sequester cuts. one of them admits it's a tough situation for them. >> there is no celebration in the fact we are a nation of $16 trillion in debt. you have somebody in the white house that says to do the one thing that makes no sense whatsoever. that is raise the debt creeling with no change in the future. that is absurd argument. >> let's get more on the republican messaging from senior political analyst. brit hume. good evening. >> hi, bret. >> the house republicans are not wrong to seek spending cut to allow borrowing by a treasury more than $16 trillion in debt. but in politics it's not enough to be right. you need to be effective. it requires recognition that politics is a team sport and being united is critical. this is true if the party controls one house of congress and the other party not only has the other one but the white house as well. consider what happened in the recent fiscal cliff end game. taxes were set to go up by law on january 1. some h
to come up with a strategy over the drama over the debt ceiling. continuing resolution and sequester cuts. one of them admits it's a tough situation for them. >> there is no celebration in the fact we are a nation of $16 trillion in debt. you have somebody in the white house that says to do the one thing that makes no sense whatsoever. that is raise the debt creeling with no change in the future. that is absurd argument. >> let's get more on the republican messaging from senior...
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a new way to avoid the debt ceiling. hear what senate democrats are telling the president to do today. >>> fighting the flu. the illness has now reached epidemic levels in the u.s. is it slowing down? >>> signature moment. how comics are taking on jacob lew's unique, to say the least, scrawl of his name. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." what's happening out there. after meeting with the president of afghanistan, president obama sharing new details this morning on how he plans to end the u.s. involvement there. >> this remains a very difficult mission, the work ahead will not be easy. our forces are still in harm's way. but make no mistake, our path is clear, and we are moving forward. because after a decade of war, the nation we need to rebuild is our own. >> kristen welker is at the white house. a very good start morning to you. let's talk about the details that the president revealed about the future role of the u.s. in afghanistan. >> good morning to you, alex. the big headline that came o
a new way to avoid the debt ceiling. hear what senate democrats are telling the president to do today. >>> fighting the flu. the illness has now reached epidemic levels in the u.s. is it slowing down? >>> signature moment. how comics are taking on jacob lew's unique, to say the least, scrawl of his name. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." what's happening out there. after meeting with the president of afghanistan, president obama sharing...
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in august of 2011, we had the big debt ceiling debate, we're going to have another one. at the end of the day, we have to rein in the spending, we have $16 trillion in debt. most people cannot fathom how much even $1 million is let alone a trillion. so when we have $16 trillion in debt and we're spending $1.4 trillion or $1.6 trillion more every single year than we're bringing in, it is a real issue that needs to be dealt with. and the bottom line is, these people, it doesn't matter what party they're in, they're going to washington, they're being elected by we, the people, they work for us and they're going to washington and not doing their job. this fiscal cliff deal, they had three to six minutes to read the bill. that is not acceptable. and again, it's not about party politics. but you know what? i'm going to say this, erick is right, there's a problem, the tea party movement was born out of frustration with both political parties but especially the republican party and i would say that we're the threat to the republican party and we do, you can't change it from the
in august of 2011, we had the big debt ceiling debate, we're going to have another one. at the end of the day, we have to rein in the spending, we have $16 trillion in debt. most people cannot fathom how much even $1 million is let alone a trillion. so when we have $16 trillion in debt and we're spending $1.4 trillion or $1.6 trillion more every single year than we're bringing in, it is a real issue that needs to be dealt with. and the bottom line is, these people, it doesn't matter what party...
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ceiling, meeting the debt ceiling on october 17th. that is what is going on on capitol hill today and washington. we want to keep your voice is and take your calls until the rules committee begins its meeting in just a few minutes. patty in alexandre arkansas on the republican line. it is the number eight for the government shut down. what do you think? has it affected you? >> caller: you've got the people that have been the backbone, the grocery store workers, department store workers and all these workers they rarely get minimum wage and they can cut down to 28 hours. how are they supposed to put food on the table or put their kids in school on 28 hours? we are a poverty nation but we are forced to buy something we don't want to buy, not at this time. why is it being forced down our throat be? i am for boehner and republicans. senator mark pryor better take a look at this. thank you. >> host: jones, a democrat in tennessee. you are on c-span right now. >> caller: hello. glad to be on a pity i tried to get through. but i have a quest
ceiling, meeting the debt ceiling on october 17th. that is what is going on on capitol hill today and washington. we want to keep your voice is and take your calls until the rules committee begins its meeting in just a few minutes. patty in alexandre arkansas on the republican line. it is the number eight for the government shut down. what do you think? has it affected you? >> caller: you've got the people that have been the backbone, the grocery store workers, department store workers...
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rid of the debt ceiling. most countries don't have a debt ceiling. you still need votes from congress to authorize spending. you couldn't just borrow willy nilly anyway. the simple fact is the debt ceiling is the one time in the legislative process where you actually get a bill. everyone having all this contest of whose analogy is right, whether it's a family with a budget, whether it's this. or that, whether it's dining and dashing as the president likes to say. the debt ceiling is the moment you get the credit card bill and it's the only moment. and if you can't have a sort of reckoning about your spending habits when you see your credit card bill you're never going to have that reckoning. i'm in favor of it. i'm in favor of any speed bumps towards more spending and this is as good as any. jon: the president was talking about it at his news conference the other day. i want to play something that he had to say and get your reaction. >> if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time, socia
rid of the debt ceiling. most countries don't have a debt ceiling. you still need votes from congress to authorize spending. you couldn't just borrow willy nilly anyway. the simple fact is the debt ceiling is the one time in the legislative process where you actually get a bill. everyone having all this contest of whose analogy is right, whether it's a family with a budget, whether it's this. or that, whether it's dining and dashing as the president likes to say. the debt ceiling is the moment...
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here's one way washington can avoid the debt ceiling showdown, get rid of the debt ceiling altogether. tracy: and grounded, and other emergency landing for boeing's dreamliners. planned as the top two airlines stopped planes from flying altogether. lori: on a post-it note just isn't enough. employee who allegedly stole $400,000 worth of copy machine toner and resold it on the black market. you have to hear it to believe it. tracy: top of the hour. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. we can't seem to find our footing. nicole: interestingly enough we are not too far off of the unchanged line but we are up six of the last eight trading weeks. hovering around five year highs. as you noted early on, talk a lot about boeing weighing on the dow jones industrials today play with one issue after another. the s&p 500 down one point at 1471. it is also earning season. how they are faring. they came out obviously earnings-per-share eating earnings slightly miss. a new high for dell. and all those names are lower. continue to follow earnings here all week on fox business
here's one way washington can avoid the debt ceiling showdown, get rid of the debt ceiling altogether. tracy: and grounded, and other emergency landing for boeing's dreamliners. planned as the top two airlines stopped planes from flying altogether. lori: on a post-it note just isn't enough. employee who allegedly stole $400,000 worth of copy machine toner and resold it on the black market. you have to hear it to believe it. tracy: top of the hour. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york...
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to raise a debt ceiling but with a catch. looping with it, a lengthy list of gop priorities, from the keystone pipeline, tax reform, to delaying obama care for a year. it's a direct challenge to the president. >> i will not negotiate on anything when it comes to the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> now, the president says i'm not going to negotiate. quell, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. >> reporter: the reality is republican leaders are also doing this as a negotiating tactic with their own restive conservatives. senior gop source admit to cnn they have learned the hard way to manage unpredictable hard-liners, leaders have to first show they're -- is it something you could support? >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: even this plan that democrats dismiss as gop -- doesn't satisfy some republicans. >> the plan right now does not address the spending. >> reporter: that brings us to the more imminent october 1st deadline over funding the government. >> we have no interest in seeing a government
to raise a debt ceiling but with a catch. looping with it, a lengthy list of gop priorities, from the keystone pipeline, tax reform, to delaying obama care for a year. it's a direct challenge to the president. >> i will not negotiate on anything when it comes to the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> now, the president says i'm not going to negotiate. quell, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. >> reporter: the reality is republican leaders are...